Return to and Stop

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Stop is an antonym for return to in topics: continue, resume, begin again, put in place again.

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Return to is an antonym for stop.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

This doesn't stop Balk and Lunk from thinking they're "little Mixels"...nor does it stop Major Nixel from thinking they're attacking Mixels AFTER they return to base.

Source: Paper Thin Disguise / Western Animation
When you get all four of the boss' remains, you must return to that same place (albeit at the top of the tower instead of the base) and summon the giants to stop the moon from falling.

Source: Go Back to the Source
While they can sometimes stop him, often, he manages to do something that causes the world they return to to be slightly different.

Source: For Want Of A Nail / Live-Action TV

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